The midlatitude desert climate of Central Asia is caused by ________

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: great distance from oceans or mountains blocking the Indian monsoon

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

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Suppose a parcel of air has a given temperature, pressure, and density. Which of the following will happen to the air pressure inside the parcel if its size remains the same while its temperature increases?

A. Air pressure will decrease. B. Air pressure will decrease to, but not lower than, 1000 hPa. C. Air pressure will increase. D. Air pressure will remain constant.

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Littoral transport is driven by the oblique approach of waves to the shoreline

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Which statement about acid deposition is false?

A. Forty-five U.S. states have issued warnings not to eat fish. B. Low pH increases plant nutrients in forest soils. C. Several thousand lakes in Norway and Sweden contain few fish. D. Crops are harmed by low pH. E. Mountaintop forests are the hardest hit regions.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

At the start of the Paleozoic, North America ________

A) had abundant life B) was a large number of small fragments that had not yet collided C) did not exist D) had no plants or animals E) was mountainous and dry

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences